Global Patent Index - EP 3896992 A1

EP 3896992 A1 20211020 - PERSONAL AUDIO OUTPUT

Title (en)

PERSONAL AUDIO OUTPUT

Title (de)

PERSÖNLICHE AUDIOAUSGABE

Title (fr)

SORTIE AUDIO PERSONNELLE

Publication

EP 3896992 A1 20211020 (EN)

Application

EP 20169667 A 20200415

Priority

EP 20169667 A 20200415

Abstract (en)

A system comprising:a first wireless apparatus;a second wireless apparatus;wherein the first wireless apparatus is configured to wirelessly communicate with a third apparatus, either directly or via the second wireless apparatus, to receive first audio content and to provide audio output, dependent upon the received first audio content, to a first ear of a user;wherein the second wireless apparatus is configured to wirelessly communicate with the third apparatus, either directly or via the first wireless apparatus, to receive second audio content and to provide audio output, dependent upon the received second audio content, to a second ear of the user;wherein in a first mode the first wireless apparatus wirelessly communicates with the third apparatus, either directly or via the second wireless apparatus, to receive first audio content and to provide audio output, dependent upon the received first audio content and the second wireless apparatus wirelessly communicates with the third apparatus, either directly or via the first wireless apparatus, to receive second audio content and to provide audio output, dependent upon the received second audio content;wherein in a second power-saving mode only one of the first wireless apparatus and the second wireless apparatus wirelessly communicates with the third apparatus to receive audio content and to provide audio output, dependent upon the received audio content; and wherein the system is configured to switch from the first mode to the second power-saving mode to save power.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04W 52/0274 (2013.01); H04W 52/0277 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/03 (2013.01); H04W 52/029 (2013.01); H04W 52/0293 (2013.01); H04W 56/0015 (2013.01); H04W 84/20 (2013.01); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3896992 A1 20211020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20169667 A 20200415